To yesterdays post, Paul Lester made a comment about my continuing to produce images from a particular location (Cooleemee River Park – Bull Hole) which got me to thinking.
I visit this area often as it’s local and has a small waterfall, rock formations and soothing running waters. I always take a camera but I … Read More
Sometime when going out for a walk with the camera I see those things I expect and other times I’m caught by surprise by what I find. These ice formations were very interesting in that they were suspended on short grass stalks perhaps three inches above the water level along the river edges.
The bottom … Read More
You seldom find a single or even a few Sweetgum Seed Pods laying alone on the ground. They all seem to fall from their common tree within the same few days.
So here’s a wider view of the photo area I published yesterday. Some of these will eventually be washed by rain or blown by … Read More
Plants have a multitude of means of protecting and spreading their seeds. I’ve always found the almost alien looking Sweetgum (Liquidambar Styraciflua) Tree seed pods to be interesting with their spiky woody burrs.
While these pods may look like they’re laying on the white beaches of some resort, or perhaps in a manicured sandbox, they’re … Read More
The enduring rocks along a river can be an interesting study in themselves, especially when in the grip of sub-freezing temperatures — worn smooth by ages of water and grit, coated and capped in ice, revealing tints/colors ranging from deep gold to rich purple and displaying a richness which might be unexpected at first glance.… Read More
Here’s a wider view showing the main part of the Cooleemee Dam with water rushing over it (Yesterdays image was to the left of this one.)
I may have mentioned in previous posts of photos from this location that this dam was originally built for an old textile mill. The mill has long since disappeared … Read More
While walking along the river, dam and waterfall I took a few longer exposures using a Singh-Ray Vari-ND Filter. The water flowing over the dam seemed clearer then I’ve often seen it — perhaps because we’ve had higher water levels for a while or due to the colder temperatures. After making this photo I stood … Read More
Since the middle of December the temperatures here have been about 11°F below average. This last week has been especially cold with the lows falling into the upper teens and highs hovering around freezing. I mention this because I often make a trip to Cooleemee River Park (Bullhole), near my home, when there are extremes … Read More
Bricks have been used for building since ancient times and while there have been improvements to them, the basic recipe remains sand, water, clay and heat. It’s a popular building material in this area and there are many local brick manufactures taking advantage of the abundance of North Carolina clay — on a dry hot … Read More
One of my goals (notice, I didn’t say resolutions) for 2010 is to integrate Meander Passage more with Flickr. I want to do this is to perhaps gain/share some traffic between my Flickr Photostream and this Meandering Passage blog. I’ve had an account with Flickr for some time but have never maintained … Read More
This, the first day of 2010, seems like a good point to recap some of the more technical statistics of Meandering Passage for 2009 and capture some of my thoughts on them.
Total 2009 Published Posts: 326 (6.27/week average)
My posting habits varied this year — some months I did very good posting and others, … Read More
